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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1907
Page
2
W H Simmons of Kansas City writes that after a year of overwork and poor rest his health collapsed. He credits Peruana with restoring his nerves and social vigor after three months of use. He notes society women face similar breakdowns and praise Peruana as a shield.
Corpral Frank Hayden of the army recruiting station, who spent a year in China, says it is a good country to soldier in. He notes the isolation from locals but praises food and cheap provisions, citing 175 eggs for 50 cents, a dollar Mexican, 10 cents for a fine chicken, and 60 cents for a good sheep, with Chinese cooks hired cheaply. Kansas City Times.
Household laundry requires less starch with De Gance Starch due to greater strength, allowing very thin application. It leaves fabrics looking finer and stiffer without the paste buildup that hides beauty or reduces wear.
Women across social classes in Geneva form an association to secure suffrage in all public life and parliamentary elections. The vice president and secretary sit in the chamber of deputies, several professors accept minor offices, and many public leaders back the movement.
The Railway Commission adopts rules for regular sessions at the state capitol office each Tuesday starting at 10 4 a m for hearings and contested cases. Sessions continue daily with Wednesday sittings if Tuesday is a holiday. Special sittings occur for non contest cases and two members form a quorum.
The text outlines rules for complaints against railroads and transport carriers, including filing requirements with names and addresses, service of notices and summons, time to answer, and acceptance of grievances. It covers hearings, witness subpoenas, production of books, free copies of petitions and decisions, and adherence to district court procedures in Nebraska.
The state railway commission chose Clark Perkins as secretary with a $2000 annual pay and Clem Crosswaite as stenographer at $70 a month. A. G. Powell of Lincoln will be rate clerk at $150 monthly, a temporary appointment. Perkins earlier led the Republican state committee and edited papers in St Paul and Aurora.
H T Clarke Jr Nebraska railway official travels to Des Moines to persuade Iowa commissioners to back a western conference in Lincoln. Goal is uniform rules and cross state cooperation with possible Chicago venue within six weeks. Nebraska directors Winnett and Williams have already visited Iowa and Kansas boards.
The governor vetoed appropriations totaling 249411 to keep overall state outlays within projected two year income. The largest cut, 85000, targeted the two wings of the Kearney State Normal School. Bills signed may aid western education and ease Kearney strain. Debate surrounds school levy laws and bills 226 and 439.
Secretary B. H. Goulding and Chief Clerk Clyde Barnard hosted a joint banquet for officers and employees. Twenty five attendees enjoyed a meal in the senate secretary’s office with Barnard as toastmaster as remarks recalled incidents from legislative service.
The expense for printing bills and bill titles is listed at 6330.75 with 209.65 for House titles and 188.30 for Senate titles totaling 397.95. Senate files are 500 pages at 1.44 each totaling 2917.44 and House bills cost 3015.35, grand total 5922.80.
Dispatches report Chilpancingo crushed by a powerful quake with eleven killed and twenty seven injured. Chilapa also destroyed while Tixtla and Acapulco suffer unknown casualties. Rumor says Colima and Jorullo volcanoes may react. Warnings issued as seismographs register widespread shaking across the region.
Department heads at the Denver mint and three agents are reviewing coinage and advancing annual settlements. The government reports gold coins from Denver understate fineness by five cents per $20 piece while meeting weight standards. This move aims to identify responsible parties for the discrepancy.
The Cleveland Electric Railroad reports to the council that operating streetcars at a one cent fare, aligned with city policy, is a losing venture. Lines ran this rate after franchise expiry, per district and supreme court rulings, with passenger costs over three cents making sustained service untenable.
A reader from Everett Mass credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring weight appetite and spirit after months of overwork confinement and nervous breakdown. The testimonial notes improved memory mood and recovery after two weeks of dosing and urges others with blood or nerve disorders to contact the Williams Medicine Company for treatment.
Yale University reports a net position of 8 254 492 45 after clearing a floating debt of 456 804 and paying 1 000 000 into New York real estate for a 4 percent return. Bond holdings total 3 307 971 75 and stocks 500 482 32 with potential additional gains of at least 250 000. Treasurer Lee McClung announces the university’s funds now stand at 8 254 492 45.
The piece highlights Defiance Starch offering one third more product per package than rival brands for the same price, claiming the sale proves value and satisfaction.
A brief quotation attributed to Goldsmith emphasizes that people rarely improve unless they have other models to imitate rather than copying their own actions.
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